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<div>Operator K4IQJ mentioned in the article is none other than AUARC member and retired AU Professor Dick Jaeger. </div>
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<div>Make sure you send him a War Eagle greeting if you work him. </div>
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<div>73</div>
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<div>John...</div>
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From: <b class="gmail_sendername">John Laney</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:k4bai@att.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; ">k4bai@att.net</a>></span><br>
Date: Mon, May 23, 2011 at 1:37 PM<br>
Subject: [W4CVY] Trip to Bonaire, PJ4<br>
To: <a href="mailto:SECC@contesting.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; ">SECC@contesting.com</a>, ALQP ACG <<a href="mailto:contest@alabamacontestgroup.org" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; ">contest@alabamacontestgroup.org</a>>,<a href="mailto:w4cvy@yahoogroups.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; ">w4cvy@yahoogroups.com</a>, FoxHunt <<a href="mailto:qfox@yahoogroups.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; ">qfox@yahoogroups.com</a>>, NS <<a href="mailto:nccc-blue@kkn.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; ">nccc-blue@kkn.net</a>>, cq-contest reflector <<a href="mailto:cq-contest@contesting.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; ">cq-contest@contesting.com</a>>, "Bernie McClenny, W3UR" <<a href="mailto:bernie@dailydx.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; ">bernie@dailydx.com</a>>, "Carl Smith, N4AA" <<a href="mailto:n4aa@dxpub.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; ">n4aa@dxpub.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:K1to@aol.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; ">K1to@aol.com</a><br>
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<div>Hello ham friends:<br>
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I suspect that many of you don't have Bonaire, PJ4, the new DXCC entity <br>
confirmed on all bands and modes. Early tomorrow, May 24, Dick, K4IQJ, <br>
and I will fly down to the K2NG/PJ4G rental QTH on Bonaire where we will <br>
be QRV until we return home on May 31. We will be QRV on many bands and <br>
modes outside the CQ WPX CW Contest and I will be QRV in the contest as <br>
PJ4A SO AB HP. If Dick is QRV on CW on the contest bands and modes <br>
during the contest, he will sign PJ4/K4IQJ and we will both use PJ4/home <br>
calls outside the WPX Contest. QSL my non-contest and contest QSOs via <br>
K4BAI and Dick's via K4IQJ. The PJ4A QSOs will be uploaded to LOTW <br>
within a few weeks by KU8E.<br>
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If everything works OK, we will be able to send and receive e-mails. Of <br>
course, I will not do that during the contest as I will not be in the <br>
assisted category. I will work mostly CW, but can and will QSY to SSB <br>
upon request. Dick will also work mostly CW, but can and will QSY to <br>
SSB and also I expect to RTTY. Dick will be taking down a K9AY loop. <br>
He spoke to the antenna forum at Dayton on Friday on using multiple K9AY <br>
loops to improve reception on 160 and 80M. Dick plans to emphasize <br>
160M in spite of it being late May. Last year, I made only three QSOs <br>
on 160M in a week of operating, so 160M will see more activity from <br>
Bonaire this May than last. Note that Hans, PJ4LS, will also be QRV in <br>
CQ WPX CW SO AB LP.<br>
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Unfortunately, we will not have equipment or an antenna for six meters <br>
this trip. KU8E and I will return with others probably in November for <br>
CQ WW CW and 160M will be a better band then.<br>
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If travel plans go exactly as scheduled, I could be QRV as PJ4/K4BAI in <br>
the SKCC SKS Sprint Tuesday night 00-02Z. I bought a light weight hand <br>
key from Don, K8MFO, at Dayton for that purpose, but any SKCC members <br>
who wants a straight key QSO outside the contest may send me their SKCC <br>
number and I'll try to change to the hand key for a QSO.<br>
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I do expect to be QRV as PJ4/K4BAI in the NCCC SNS and NS sprints on <br>
Thursday night. Don't forget to count PJ4 as a multiplier for that <br>
Sprint even though it is in South America since a special rule added the <br>
SA PJ2 islands when DC was added as a multiplier.<br>
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P40W by W2GD will also be QRV in the contest and John and I are both <br>
shooting for the SA record, which I set last year. RD3A should be QRV <br>
from the Canaries as EF8R and I am sure he is shooting for another world <br>
record.<br>
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Best wishes to all for the next week and the WPX contest and safe travel <br>
to all who will be traveling. I hope that Dick and I can give out many <br>
new band/mode countries from PJ4. We will emphasize the WRTC bands for <br>
that purpose and will also try to be QRV when Asia contacts are possible.<br>
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73, John, K4BAI/PJ4A.</div>
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